Two letters were received from archaeologists following the publication of the article by Jack and Richard Steed. They were essentially the same, so we are reprinting only the first one, from Jonathon C. Horn of Montrose, Colorado.
“The Rediscovery of Johnson’s Ranch,” written by the father and son team of Jack and Richard Steed, respectively, appeared in the Winter 1986 (Vol. 4, no. 1) issue of Overland Journal. It is now the final article in our series Read More …
Nearly every student of western trail history has heard of Johnson’s Ranch. References to it may be seen in pioneer diaries, on maps and in books. Though Sutter’s Fort was, and is, officially known as the western terminus of the Read More …